Midland Radio Corporation, also known as Midland Radio, or just Midland, is a manufacturing company, headquartered in

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, US. Midland Radio develops radio communications products.

History and structure

Midland Radio Corporation was established in 1959 in

, US. Midland Radio Corporation and is owned by

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. Midland is the oldest U.S. manufacturer of

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s. In the 1990s, CTE International acquired a significant share of Midland Radio Corporation. Midland Radio is the U.S. affiliate of an international group of companies with offices in

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. MRC is headquartered in a distribution facility in

, which houses its entire U.S. operations.

Products

Midland Radio develops, manufactures, and imports both consumer and business radio communications products. They were the first to introduce a 14-channel

FRS radio The Family Radio Service (FRS) is an improved walkie-talkie radio system authorized in the United States since 1996. This personal radio service uses channelized frequencies around 462 and 467 MHz in the ultra high frequency (UHF) band. I ...

to the market. Here is an overview of their product categories: ER210

NOAA Weather Radios
* T71VP3

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stands for the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. This federal agency is responsible for the majority of weather forecasts and forewarning about weather events. * Midland Radio has four different NOAA Weather Radios: Th
WR120WR300WR400
and th
HH50B

Emergency Alert Radios
* This line of products alert consumers when there is a public or weather related emergency. * The two main Emergency Alert products are th
ER210
an
ER310
Both are equipped with hand cranks and solar for a sustainable, back up power source. *Multiple power source options - USB, LED flashlight, Hand Crank and rechargeable batteries.
Two -Way Radios
* Midland Radio offers four lines of two-way radios
X-TalkerLXTGXT
an
XT511MicroMobile
* High-Powered

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Radios that can communicate with any Midland Radio Two-Way Radio. * Midland Radio is the official communication sponsor of Jeep Jamboree, which now is in a transition to switch from CB to MicroMobile Radios.
CB Radios
* Midland offers classic and portable CB Radios
Business Radios
* Midland Radio has three product lines within their business sector
Heavy DutyMedium Duty
an
Light DutyPortable Power
* The PPG1000 runs on a silent 924Wh Lithium-Ion battery which makes it a clean source of power and safe to use indoors as well as outdoors. * Run a coffee maker, blender, mini fridge and so on, with the PPG1000.
Amateur Radios
* Midland Radio offers a Dual Band Amateur Two-Way Radio featuring UHF and VHF bands and NOAA weather channels

CTE International

Midland Radio, and the Midland trademark is represented in Europe by CTE International. CTE International acquired a "significant share" of Midland Radio Corporation in the 1990s.

References

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External links

USA site

EU site
Manufacturing companies based in Kansas City, Missouri Manufacturing companies established in 1959 1959 establishments in Missouri American brands Radio manufacturers